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History · Bismark Township

62% of Bismark Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1966 on.

0on the National Register
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Where Bismark Township’s name came from

How did Bismark Township get its name?

Bismark Township was named for Otto von Bismarck.

Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

What stands out about Bismark Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Bismark Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Bismark Township’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Bismark Township’s history is told.

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The story so far

Bismark Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Bismark Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Bismark Township is one of sixteen townships in Cuming County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 147 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 146. It was named for Otto von Bismarck.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 178 to 148 (-17%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Bismark Township, 1868 to 1966

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1868Post officeThe Bismarck post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1902Post officeThe Bismarck post office closes
  5. 1966On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Bismark Township on the map, 1966 to 1986

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Bismark Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Bismark Township on the 1966 USGS mapBismark Township on the 1986 USGS map1966Aloys sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Bismark Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Bismark Township

Nobody well known was born in Bismark Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Tim WalzAmerican politician · b. 1964
George DernAmerican politician · b. 1872
Martin E. MartyAmerican historian of religion, educator, autho… · b. 1928
Richard C. HunterAmerican politician · b. 1884
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Monty BudwigAmerican double bassist · b. 1926
Audrey Stevens NiyogiAmerican biochemist · b. 1932
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Another post office, Bismarck, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Bismarck
Gone or out of use
Bismark Post Officepost officeSchool Number 70schoolSchool Number 75school
1cemetery inside Bismark Township
Saint Peters

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Lincoln TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townElkhorn TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWisner TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.